Collar.



A. B. STAFFORD.

COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED rss. 1. 1913.

1,1 37,241 Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

WITNESSES: llVl/E/VTOR RIVEIY ALBERT nsrarronn, or TROY, NEW YORK.

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ToaZZ whom it may concern; p v

Be it known that I, ALBERT B. STAFFORD,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Troy, in the countylofIte'nsselaer and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Collars, of'

which the followingis' a full, clear, and exact. description, such aswillenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same. I

This invention relates to collars for garv ,ments, and with respect toits more-specific features, to detachable shirt collars involvapractical collar of the character referred "to inwhich the proximateends thereof will ing 'a fold at the front tions' thereof.

The object of the invention is tolprovide be efficiently maintainedinset derthe exigencies of use. V V Other objects will .be inpartobvious and position un- Lin'part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consist-s in the features of construction,combinations of elements and arrangement ofparts which will beexemplified in the construction here- Vinafter set forth, and the scopeofthe application of which will-beindicated in the followingflclaims. Y

' In the accompanying drawing wherein is illustrated the preferredembodiment of the invention and whereinsimilar reference charactersrefer to similar parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 isaperspec-' tive view of a collar embodying the invention; Fig. "2 is .aafront. view of the collar when in fastened position; on the-shirt; ,and

' .Fig. 3 illustrates ardetail of the bifurcated end looking at thebottom edge. In folded collars, and-especially in folded collars ofsubstantial height, thatis to say,

' causing the collar to assume an unsymmetrical and undesigned position.This invention is designed to avoid theabove and I other relevantobjections.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

proximate end por.

In the collar illustrated, tlien'umeral 1 indicatesfaninner band ofsubstantial height so as to position the top edge ofthe collar atsuch adistance from the shirt as to have" the effect, in height, of a standingcollar;

The numeral 2 indicates an outer band which is the main visible portionof the collar when in use, and the upper edges of the bands 1 and 2 areconnected closely adjacent their upper edges, as usual, the outer band 2being folded into a position opposite the inner bandfas illustrated"inthe drawing. When the collar is fastened and in position on theshirt, the end edges 3 and 40f theouterband may be designed to occupyeither a position close to each other or separated a definite amount,but the op po'siteend portions of the inner band are designed. tooverlap each other when in posi tion upon the shirt.

.Colla'rs mav be composed of one or more thicknesses of'material, and inthe present instance four thicknesses of material are illustrated, asthis construction lends itself ;,readily to the embodiment of theinvention.

The inner band of the" collar is provided with the usual buttonhole 5 inthe back, and

the opposite ends of the inner band are provided with buttoning portionsor tabs 6 and 7 each of whichextends beyond the edges 4 and 3respectively of the outer band. One

of said end portions, as 6, comprises a single tab composed of the fourthicknesses of material referred to, but the four thicknessesof theopposite 'end portion are secured together in pairs, 8Jand 9, thebifurcation thus formed extending throughout the height of the innerband at the tab portion f and'providing a pocket or slot for thereception of the end portion 6 when the collar is fastened.Preferably'the endportions S and 9 provide buttoning tabs which areindependent from each other from the corner 10 through'theedgesindicated by the numerals 10, 1'1. 12,v 13 and 10, 14c, 15, 13, and saidendportions 8 and 9 meet in a line of sewing 16 which extends in theinner band very closely from adjacent the upper edge to the lower edgethereof and at a relatively steep angle to each edge. as illustrated,for apurpose hereinafter referred to. The tab 6 is provided with abuttonhole 17 and the tabs 8 and 9 are provided with correspondingbuttonholes '18 and 19. The upper edge 20 of the end portion 6 isdisposed at such wan angle that when the collar is in position PatentedApr. 27, 1915. I Application filed February 1, 1913. Serial lie-745,592.

on the shirt with the tab between the tabs 8 and 9, said upper edge 20will lie closely adjacent and substantially parallel to the folded orconnected edge of the collar, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The upper edges21 and 22 of each of the tabs 8 and 9 are also so shaped as to lieclosely adjacent and substantially parallel with the folded or connectededge in the opposite end portion of the collar. .Theline of sewing 16forms the rear edge of the pocket, and is disposed beneath the outerband so that when the collar is fastened the slight bulge due to theinpearance, andas the tabs 6 and 7are'substantially the same in: heightas the'height of the inner band there will be little tend? ency for theinner band to bulge forwardly at the upper edge, which sofrequentlyhappens in folded collars ofthe type now in use. The corners10 and 23 where-theinnerand outer bands meet will be held insubstantially fixed relative position, either close together or spaced ashort distance, depending upon the design of the collar, the upperedges20, 21 and 22 of the tabs, lyingclosely adjacent the line of thefold'in the respective opposite end portionsof the collar, the tab 8being between theinner and the outer bands, and the tab 9 on the outsidefaceof the inner band, so that'any tendency of the tab 8 to bulgeoutwardly is resisted by the tab 9 to which it. is in a measureconnected through the front collar button. The edge 16 of the pocketwill. form an abutmentfor the end edge of the tab- 6 so that unduemovement-of the tab 6 around the front collar button as an axis will beresisted; Thus by the above described construction is ac-- complished,among others, theobjectshere: inbefore stated. 7

As many changes couldnbe made in the above construction and manyapparent widely different embodiments of thisinvention could be'madewithout departing from Copies ofjthis patent may be obtained. for fivecents each, by addressingfthe Commissioner 'ol Patents,

the scope'thereof, it is intended that all mat- V ter contained in theabove description or shown in the accompanyingdrawings shall beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

'Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. Arcollar comprising an inner band of substantial height, an outerband of substantial height opposite the inner band, connected to theupper edge of the inner band and free at its lower, edge, said innerband provided at-opposite ends with buttoning portions of substantiallythe height of the inner band, one of said ends having a pocket extendingbeneaththe outer band, and: the

other end-being adapted to lie in said. pocket when the-collar isfastened, said last-mentioned end having an edgeadaptedtolie closelyadjacent the proximateedge of the said pocket.

2. A collar comprising an inner bandof substantial height,an outer bandof substantial heightlopposite the inner band, connected to the upperedge of=the inner band, said inner band provided at opposite ends: withbuttoning portions of substantially the height of the inner band, one ofsaid ends being, bifurcated throughout the height of the inner band, toreceive, the other, said bifurcated-.end providing an upper edge adaptedto lie closely adjacent the upper edge of the collar between said bands.

ed to the upper edge of the inner band, saidinner-band provided atopposite endswith buttoning tabs of substantially theheight of 3. Acollar comprising an inner band, "an 'outerbandopposite theinner bandconnect- I shaped tolie closely adj'acent the upper edge i of thecollar, onebetween the inner andthe V outer bands and the otheron' theoutside of the inner band opposite its-companiontab.

In testimony Witnesses: I r V CHARLnsA. KooMN'EN, ELLA HooHs'rRAssnR.

Washington, D. G.

.100 whereof aiiix my signature, in the presenceof two witnesses.

, ALBERTB. STAFFORD.

